Rohit De and Ornit Shani’s new book, Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History, traces the demands put ...

Today, Periyar’s legacy continues to influence Tamil Nadu’s social landscape, driving higher female enrollment in education, ...

The slogan 'Jai Bhim' became a powerful symbol of Dalit empowerment in India, first raised at the Makranpur Parishad in 1938. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's influence helped cement its significance, as he ...

On Aug. 27, Pope Francis will create 21 new cardinals at a consistory at the Vatican. The new cardinals include the first Indian cardinal from the socially poor Dalit community – Archbishop Anthony ...

A sign at a Dec. 8, 2006, hunger sit-in by Christian Dalits in New Delhi, India, displays the deep roots of the caste system in India. Dalits are low castes who perform menial jobs and are treated as ...

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his home town in Gujarat state to mark his birthday over the weekend, the national media focused on the detention ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — The video footage posted on social media by India's self-proclaimed cow saviors was brutal. It showed four bare-chested men tied with ropes to a car, flinching as an angry group of ...

In the fall of 2015, a group of Dalit survivors and activists from India began marching across 16 cities in North America—including New York, Los Angeles, and Seattle—to “break the silence” on caste ...

Dalit Catholics have demanded the resignation of the Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council chairman, Archbishop George Anthonysamy, holding him responsible for the recent appointment of a non-Dalit as ...

Yashica Dutt holding her memoir, Coming Out as Dalit (image courtesy Yashica Dutt) There is much to laud in the Amazon Prime series Made in Heaven, currently amongst the most widely watched programs ...

None of those accused in the gang rape of a young woman in India who subsequently died from her injuries have been found guilty by a court, nearly three years after the brutal crime. The court in ...